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1730 ft higher than camp. Set traps at the base of the cliff
on the way up; about 25 musk specials, almost all in
muskroot at the base of the cliff. Huge rivers of muskroot (in
flower) covering angular stones blocks - talus, a few
specimens of "fig" tree, a few bushes. Near the top
is another species of yellow dairy bush with crinkly
rough leaves. Arrived at the top at 3 pm and within a
few minutes about 8 condors soared over, some as close
as 30 ft. - young, middle-aged, and adult - judging
by white wing color. Weather overcast. They stayed aloft
1/2 hour, looking me over. Just as 3 or 4 of them had
descented and the others were about to land, 100 goats
were driven over the cliff only 50 yards from them,
so they left. So did I. At least 8 or more were
resting at the usual spot on the cliff. A few stars
at sunset.
yesterday when the geatherds were milling around the cliffs
there were 20 condors in the air at one time.
A large, long-tailed, black chimel, strafed these condors. lizard
shot by Benson weighed 37 g.
Nov. 10
bright overcast, and all morning. Traps in the musk-root at the base of the cliffs
caught 1 musk and 4 ph. dermini. Grid caught 10 dermini. Marked more
lizards on grid in a.m. although not quite warm enough or bright enough
for large numbers, up to 8:10 a.m. had marked 21 individuals. Then
went out again from 10:20 to 12:00 and cruised between each row. saw
20 lizards of which 5 were worked over = 2 x 20/5 = 84 individuals.
Marked 6 of these so that as of noon today there are 27 marked individuals on
the grid.